Wannabe Boutiful Basket

The amazing coordinators at Bountiful Baskets headquarters took a much deserved break for the Holidays again this week --- and once again I am reminded of just how valuable the baskets really are! Every two weeks I purchase a basket for my family for $16.50 that weighs approx. 25 lbs. On pickup day I am blessed with a wonderful array of fruit and veggies that cost far less than retail for quality produce that often stays fresh for the full two weeks.

Saturday would've been a pick-up day and my stash from last time is waning quickly so I scanned the ads this morning to see what I could come up with. My basket isn't nearly ask glamorous as the ones that Bountiful Baskets provides, often spoiling us with an item that is off-season that would cost up to $5/lb in the grocery store --- we got pineapples last time! So, if you are missing your basket like I am, here are the best of the local sales in Cheyenne to create a basket that is similar.

Store- Qty or Weight and Item - Sale Price (Notes)
Safeway - 2 lb Lettuce - approx. $2 (final price not advertised)
Safeway - 2 1/2 lb Red/Golden/White Potatoes - $2.50 ($0.99/lb)
Safeway - 2 lb Bananas - approx. $1.10 (final price not advertised)
Albertsons - 2 lb Broccoli Crowns - $1.80 ($0.88/lb)
Albertsons - 3 lb Yellow Onions - $1.69 bag
Albertsons - 2 lb Braeburn Apples - $1.80 ($0.88/lb)
Albertsons - 4 lb bag Naval Oranges - $1.69 (sale price valid THURSDAY-SAUNDAY only)
Albertsons - 3 medium Red Grapefruit - $2.70 ($0.88 ea)

Good luck shopping & I hope this helps you make it by until the next basket pickup day. :)